A U.S. flag was later raised on the south lawn around 1 p.m. at a ceremony that included Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The couple was at the White House to watch the swearing in of Charles Kushner, Jared's father, as U.S. ambassador to France.

President Donald Trump has attentively watched workers install a flagpole on White House South Lawn. After monitoring the installation of the flag pole, the president returned later Wednesday to see workers hoist a large American flag on the new pole.